Voge Law Office, PLLC

Paul Voge, PLS, Esq.

Paul Voge

My name is Paul Voge, owner and founder of Voge Law Office, PLLC. I have extensive knowledge and experience in natural resource management, land surveying, and real estate law to assist clients with various legal matters related to the use and development of their land. When they buy, sell, or develop their land, I spend most of my time helping them assess and minimize land title, legal access, zoning, and planning issues. I have negotiated and litigated boundary disputes between neighbors and used my experience as a land surveyor to identify, describe, and protect the boundaries resulting from the dispute.

Homeowner consumer protection relating to mortgage fraud, illegal foreclosure consulting, and fraudulent foreclosure rescue schemes is one of the concerns I focus on. I have litigated these issues in both state and federal courts.

Aside from being a frequent writer and speaker in real estate law and land surveying, I am licensed to practice land surveying in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Being an attorney and a licensed land surveyor gives me a rare ability to visualize and resolve many titles and land survey problems throughout Minnesota.

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota – 2005
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota – 2008

 

Registrations

  • Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wyoming
  • Notary Public in Minnesota

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California – 1983
  • Juris Doctor, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota – 2005

Affiliations

  • Minnesota State Bar Association – Real Property Section
  • Volunteer Lawyer Network – Minneapolis
  • Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors – Former Committee Chair and Director
  • National Society of Professional Surveyors

Publications and Presentations

  • Water Boundaries in Minnesota – Seminar Presented at Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN (2004)
  • The Question of Navigability on Waters in Minnesota and Its Relation to the Ordinary High and Low Water Marks – Workshop Presented to Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, St. Cloud, MN (2005)
  • Legal Descriptions and the Court – Real Estate Law Workshop Presented for Half Moon Enterprises, LLC, Eagan, MN (2006)
  • Legal Implications of Tearing Down Residential Fences – Analysis for Minneapolis StarTribune Columnist Karen Youso’s Fixit Column (2008)
  • Mechanics’ Liens for Minnesota Land Surveyors – Workshop Presented to Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, St. Cloud, MN (2008)
  • Collaboration Between the Land Surveyor and the Attorney in the Determination of Property Boundaries – Article Written for 35C Magazine, Northfield, MN (2009)
  • Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions – Webinar for National Business Institute (NBI), Altoona, WI (2015)
  • Surveying Mock Trial – Seminar Presentation for Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (2016)
  • Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions: An In-Depth Analysis – Webinar for National Business Institute (NBI), Altoona, WI (2016)
  • Surveys, Plats, Legal Descriptions and Title Insurance for Paralegals – Webinar for Institute of Paralegal Education (IPE), Altoona, WI (2016)
  • Understanding Estoppel in the Context of the Practical Location of Boundaries and Roadway Abandonment – Presentation to Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN (2017)
  • Omitted Lands Within the PLSS in Minnesota – Presentation to Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN (2017)
  • Evaluating Evidence of Land Improvements When Retracing Lines Established in the P.L.S.S. –Presentation to Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors Summer Meeting, Ely, MN (2018)

Community Service

  • Duluth Township Board of Adjustment and Appeals (Chair, 2008-2009)
  • Duluth Township Planning and Zoning Commission (Chair, 2011-2017)
  • Equity Stripping Task Force – Volunteer Lawyer Network (Minneapolis) – Member
  • Foreclosure Defense Task Force – Volunteer Lawyer Network (Minneapolis) – Member
  • Volunteer Attorney Program (Duluth) – Member